How to create a new blog in Blogger
For the blog zoom may I suggest that you put the following in place to help things flow
1 Have 4 images in your email that you can download to your desktop
2 Have 4 images on your desktop that you can transfer to your new blog
3 Be able to split your screen in two > Zoom window on one side and your new blog on the other
4 You must have a Google account (free). If you have gmail you have one.
You don't need a gmail to have a Google account. Click HERE if you need to view instructions.
How to split your screen - called Split view
If you use a Mac Click HERE to view instructions.
or click HERE to view a video on same.
Using Windows 10 Click HERE for Video
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Would it not be very convenient if all snappers could access the blog and enter their own photos - number and resize them?
To do that the Administrator would need to do the following:
Log into the blogger account
Go to Settings > Permissions
Click > Invite More Authors
Enter their email addresses
They would then receive an email with the invitation link
They click on that link and log into their blogger account
They will then be asked if they Accept or Decline the invitation
Once they click Accept they will then be able to contribute to the blog............
So I will continue to act as Administrator for the moment and with your permission can test run this. I will send an invitation to all as per above to Accept the invitation.
Later I can change one of the contributors to Administrator..... hopefully.
I suggest that the new Administrator create a new email for the sole purpose of receiving the weekly photos. This to deal with “ lost photos”.
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The address of this blog that you are now reading is : blognua19.blogspot.com
You can use Chrome Firefox Safari MS Edge
You need a Google account.
These are the 6 simple steps I followed to create this new blog.
There may be a new version of blogger out - so some of these instructions may vary a little.
If you get stuck just send me a message
Message to > seankent1@gmail.com and I will be happy to help.
Maybe the best way to follow this is with a split screen like below
On the left are my instructions and on the Right is your new blog.
Or you could use an iPad for the instructions and a computer screen for the new blog.
It is possible to split an iPad screen!
The large BLUE print gives you the exact instructions to follow.
Step 1 Type "Blogger.com" in your browser window
Press ENTER and you get the window below. Go now to step 2
Step 2 Choose "Create Your Blog"
That should take you to "Select an Account" page which will show your email address.
If you have more than one email address
click on the email who want to be associated with this blog
I was given four options as seen here and chose the first option >>>>>
That should take you to "Select an Account" page which will show your email address.
If you have more than one email address
click on the email who want to be associated with this blog
I was given four options as seen here and chose the first option >>>>>
Step 3 Select the email account
After choosing my email
I get the {Blogs List > Create a new blog} window (see below) >>>>>
Step 4
So I now need to
1 add a Title (above)
2 create an Address
3 select a Theme
Title : Can be anything you like e.g. My Photography Blog
Type in your title now
The address is a little more tricky. Lets say that I choose "photo19" then
.blogspot.com will automatically be added and I see the message >
Sorry, this blog address is not available.
Not a problem - keep trying until you get an address that you like and that is available.
When it is available you will see the message . This blog address is available like you see above when I chose "greatphotos66"
Take note of your new address now.
The address should be easy to remember
e.g. > TYz259Black ..... is not easy
but this address for my painting blog is jkpaints21.blogspot.com
My initials + paints + the year
So you now have the address added
Example when I was putting this blog together for you I tried many
various addresses none of which were allowed.
Finally I settled for blognua19 which was allowed
So the address of this blog that you are reading is blognua19.blogspot.com
(nua is the Gaelic word meaning NEW)
NB. Write down the address of your new blog now otherwise you will not remember it!!!
Choose the Contempo theme.
Now I notice that "Create blog" is not greyed out but is active.
It will only get active after you successfully select
Title, Address and Theme
As you can see from "greatphotos66" blog above.
You can change the theme later so just pick "Contempo" for now and then
click on "Create blog!"
This is your your new window below
DO NOT start clicking on stats, earnings, Settings etc.
Be patient!!
Step 5. A) Click the box (arrow pointing to it)
B) Click New post (above the box)
That is it - Job done .
I have typed "Ready to go” in my new
photography blog
Step 6 You see the word Publish on the top right.....
Click on Publish
Your blog is now online and can be added to, edited, deleted.
I can safely close this blog now because it is Published = Saved.
The address is > Blognua19.blogspot.com
Anybody who knows that address can open and view the blog.
They cannot change it - they can comment (if allowed by you)
See >> Edit / View / Delete below.
When I click View I get to see the actual blog as it appears online (only after Publishing!!!!)
When I click Edit I can make whatever changes I choose to the blog.
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My blog is published and closed down
and now I want to go back to my computer and make changes as in Edit - add new material etc
YOU MUST
Go to Blogger.com first
NB I cannot edit by going into blognua19.blogspot.com
NB You must click on Update every time after making changes.
If you forget the changes will not happen.
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Adding script, screen grabs, video links, videos and photos to my blog.
Adding script is as simple as clicking in the blog area and typing as I did above with "Ready to go......"
To add photos
Step 1 Put the photo/s on your desktop
The photo must not be large as in 60Mb - if it is it will be rejected
This photo named "Fish.jpg" below is on my desktop and is 1.7Mb
Use JPEG if you want to make your photos small enough to share easily over the internet/blog, but still retain fairly high image quality.
Step 2 Click in the "Insert Image" icon
on top of the blog - beside "Link"
looks like this >>>>
I then get this Add Images window(below) and select "Choose files"
Note "Upload" is selected and underlined in blue (top left)
After clicking Choose Files I get this window >>>>>
Click Desktop
then Fish.jpg
Then Open
Now click on - Add Selected above left
and here is the photo on our blog (Above)
When you click on the photo you get options re size.
The above photo is x-large.
Best keep images in the centre. You can Remove with a simple click
Adding a photo takes about 10secs from start to finish.
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Partial Screen Grabs.
What is a screen grab?
I am using iMac - So I press the Command + Shift + 4
(all 3 at the same time)
I get these crosshairs below.
With the mouse pressed down Scroll around your photo (or text) to select it
and then release - you will hear the camera shutter sound
The photo is now on your desktop.
This is very useful when blogging.
As you can see almost all of the images/windows I used above are screen grabs.
For Windows users : To Take a Screenshot of Part of Your Screen
Press “Windows + Shift + S”. Your screen will appear greyed out and your mouse cursor will change. Click and drag on your screen to select the part of your screen you want to capture.
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How do you put a link on your blog
to a website or YouTube video so that when you click on that link you go immediately to the website or the Video play?
Easy .......
Click on the Link symbol on top of the blog
(on right side of the pen)
You will get this window below .......
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I now need to fill in Web address and Text to Display
Lets say you want to link to this YouTube video on Aperture
I have circled the address of the video
Right click on that address and choose Copy
Now go to the box above where it looks for Web Address
Right click in that box and choose Paste
I told you it was easy.
For "Text to display" Type HERE
the word HERE will appear in your blog now
So your blog would read something like this
"For a good video on Aperture click HERE"
So now if you click on "HERE" that Video will play
NB Don't forget to Update !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Where is the Main Menu Button???
The three parallel horizontal lines above!!!
Clicking on that gives you this side window>
Settings / Publishing will let you see the address of your blog
Theme Allows you to customise the look of the blog
For advice on controlling your blog
Invite Authors and or Administrators
Make your blog private
Remove access to your blog
Delete your blog
Click >>>
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Blogger is a free blogging platform designed by Google.
You need a Google account. i.e. a Gmail address.
The main post entry window is basically a word processor where you can enter text and format it with buttons making words BOLD, italic, use different colours make bullet lists etc.
There is a delete button available for every post and page.
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Placing photos side by side or text beside a photo can be difficult!
It helps if photos are the same size.
An easy way out is to use Photoshop to place both inside a New window
Here you can make them the same size - possibly
File/ New. Choose something like 6x4ins and place both images in this new file
And then save to desktop as one image -
And then save to desktop as one image -
Interesting - when viewed on a phone or half screen they will appear under each other.
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The process of transferring photos from your Email to the blog.
Open Blogger.com
1. Identify the photos in your email
2. Download to your desktop
3. Take a note of who owns each batch e.g 1 - 4 Michael
4. Transfer photos to the blog See Fish above
5. Number and space them
6. Enlarge to desired size
7. Save
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How many images can you put into your blog?
As long as they are below 2048px max width/height there is unlimited storage.
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